♐ April 14th [ video of sorts; stalker community is in ur computers ]

[stillneedawish]

[ what you can see isn't a room or even a street, as is the community's usual ways with its privacy invasions; no, instead you're getting the view of... a word document? whatever's on Madoka's computer screen tonight, it's clear the community thinks it should be seen and has helpfully activated a skype-esque screen-sharing function to that effect. ]

- leave the city?
↳ I can't leave the others behind
↳ what about Mama Papa and Tatsuya?
↳ if they're in this city they're probably in other cities as well

- escape to another world until after April?
↳ no Incubators (I don't think they can world-hop?)
↳ cons: see above
↳ that's so obvious I bet Homura-chan already tried it anyway

- use my wish to outsmart them somehow? |

[ there's a long silence with only the blinking of the cursor after that sentence appears, and then Madoka's voice can be heard mumbling "I'm nowhere near smart enough for that," before she promptly deletes it.

talk to her? ]

Comments

[answerer_sword]

...What is this with Incubators and wishes?

reply IC-ly delayed by about ten minutes;

[stillneedawish]

[ wait what why is her email making those 'you have mail! :D' noises-- oh god. ]

... I guess the community can't let me keep this even a little bit of a secret, huh.

It's a long story... and kind of complicated, too. I'm not sure I even understand a lot of it myself.

[unknownrival]

Why don't you ask Akemi what she has and hasn't tried before you assume that she already did it?

And, you could easily find a place to stay where your family could also come along, and the others too.

IC-ly delayed by about ten minutes;

[stillneedawish]

I haven't seen her much since the first week she transferred into my school. I guess Mami-san must be keeping her away, or... or she's busy fighting Witches, or something.

I guess so. But, well... I just don't know how I'd be able to convince them all. My family doesn't even know anything about other worlds, and neither does my version of Sayaka-chan or Hitomi-chan... and I don't think either of them would leave if we couldn't bring Kamijou-kun from the hospital somehow, either. Mami-san knows, of course, but she wouldn't leave and stop fighting Witches and protecting the city just because I asked her to. She's too good for that.

[fortheworld]

It's as simple as not making a wish you know. They cannot form a contract without your explicit consent. [just... not necessarily informed consent]

[stillneedawish]

I know, but... [ but there's still five tally lines in her notebook marking off timelines she can't remember ever happened. ] I guess it's mostly just for something to do.

[video | locked]

[croibhristeoir]

I doubt anyone can outsmart it. It's not worth the risk of making a wish to try.

[video | locked]

[stillneedawish]

[ since Diarmuid is on video, she uses it too, looking glum. ]

That's what I thought, but... [ she sighs. ] I found out something yesterday which made me think that maybe... but it's probably silly. They're too smart for me, that's for sure.

[ she lets out a small laugh, but her heart isn't really in it. ]

[locked]

[shadow_spread]

What's wrong, Kaname-chan?

[locked]

[stillneedawish]

Sumimura-san...

Mm, it's difficult to explain, but... I found something out yesterday that made me think that maybe we need to try thinking of other ways to solve this whole problem with the timelines.

[voice]

[fugal]

Madoka...

[voice]

[stillneedawish]

... Hi, Sayaka-chan. [ she sounds a little like a deer caught in headlights. ]

[oceanicbutterfly]

What are you working on?

[stillneedawish]

... Back-up plans, I guess. Or um, I'm trying to, anyway.

[omniferous]

If you're not smart enough, get someone else to think of it.

[ he hadn't intended to say anything at all, since it sounded personal, but... just the word wish makes his skin prickle. ]

[stillneedawish]

Someone else? [ she's not sure if there's many people - if any - she'd be willing to outsource her wish to... ]

[number1112]

Are you in trouble?

[stillneedawish]

You could say that, huh.

[locked]

[of_many_treasures]

I could take you and your family into the Rider Multiverse. You'd have to deal with monster attacks, but it would be safer than letting whatever it is try to cause trouble.

Or just sic Tsukasa on whatever it is is threatening the world. I'm sure he could handle it. He isn't known as the Destroyer of Worlds for nothing.

[locked]

[stillneedawish]

I'm not sure if monster attacks would be much better than witches, to be honest. But um, thank you for the offer anyway! It's very kind of you.

... as for what's threatening the world, it's. Um, complicated would probably be an understatement...

[bag_has_snapped]

Madoka...?

[Leaving her world? Incubators? What is this all about?]

[stillneedawish]

... Hi, Tsubomi-chan.

This probably all looks a little weird to you, doesn't it?

[justforyou]

Maybe leaving is the best option. I mean. If one of the rats got to you on another world it wouldn't hurt anyone over here. Right?

[No. That's not okay, Kirika. Don't think of this as a fast way to get to Oriko's heart.]

[fortheworld]

[-jfsfljk-]

KIRIKA!

[reloadfromsave]

Madoka...

[stillneedawish]

Ah- Homura-chan.

Um... I know I don't really know you very well, and I'm sorry about that, but do you think maybe we could talk about this whole thing? I think that might be helpful.

[anothersoul]

[Mami is quite annoyed at all these people trying to persuade Madoka off the chosen path. So she types up a very concise statement of what she thinks of all this nonsense.]

Kaname-san. Stop this. It's clear that you're most likely being misled. Akemi-san, as much as I'm sure you'd like to believe otherwise, isn't trustworthy. She gives no answers and no evidence.

This new girl, Mikuni-san, is the same way. Precognition? It's certainly possible but I have my doubts. She certainly has a certain quaility that might make a person want to believe her but, again, she has no proof. You only met her and she's already trying to persuade to move off-world? Frankly, that's hard to believe. I pay attention to the news... As of late the name Mikuni has recently come up. A corrupt politician, if I remember correctly. If Mikuni-san is related to that then it's no wonder she wants to redeem herself in some sort of way.

Both Akemi and Mikuni should mind their own business. This really doesn't concern you, Kaname-san.

[fortheworld]

Do you mind, Miss Tomoe? I do not believe you have any right to comment on my father.

[selfished]

[ .... Well. Even if Kyouko has no idea whatsoever what all of this is supposed to be about, that's exactly what makes it interesting, right? She stares for a little at first until she figures she can't figure it out without asking, so there she goes-- ]

Trying to run away? [ That's what she's getting from it, after all, even if she doesn't know what the girl is running from exactly. ]

[stillneedawish]

Ah... not exactly. Though I guess that's basically what it is, isn't it?

[docfoul]

Why not let events develop as they should?

[stillneedawish]

My world doesn't work the same way yours does, Scratch-san. And even if it did, I can't just sit by and do nothing.

Besides, even you can't see the way things "should" happen in my world either, can you?